On 03-08-2006 22:29, Richard Northouse, rnorthouse at wi.rr.com, wrote: > I hear these Yikes and Sawtooth terms frequently. Is there a meaning behind > them ? i.e. why are they called that? No, at least I don't believe. IMHO, see it this way: As a parent, you get a baby and call it ....., ......., ....... or Yikes. Then you get another baby and call it ......, ......., ......... or Sawtooth. The "Apple-parents" will do like this, I believe. No mystery involved. Jo Hissel